Editing Imperial Airways (section)

===Non-fatal accidents===
*21 October 1926: [[Handley Page Type W|Handley Page W.10]] G-EBMS '' City of Melbourne'' ditched in the [[English Channel]] {{convert|18|nmi|km}} off the English coast after an engine failed. All 12 people on board were rescued by FV ''Invicta''.<ref name=HPW>Stroud, Oct 1983, pp.535–539</ref><ref name=GEBMS>{{cite web|url=http://www.planecrashinfo.com/1926/1926-10.htm |title=ACCIDENT DETAILS |publisher=Plane Crash Info |access-date=8 March 2011}}</ref>
* 19 April 1931: [[de Havilland DH.66 Hercules]] with registration G-EBMW, damaged beyond repair in a forced landing following fuel starvation at [[Surabaya]]. The airplane operated on a trial mail flight from India to [[Melbourne]] with en route stops at [[Semarang]], [[Surabaya|Soerabaja]] and [[Kupang]].
*8 August 1931: [[Handley Page H.P.42]] G-AAGX ''Hannibal'' was operating a scheduled passenger flight from Croydon to [[Paris - Le Bourget Airport|Paris]] when an engine failed and debris forced a second engine to be shut down. A forced landing at [[Five Oak Green]], [[Kent]]<!--Times states Tudeley in error--> resulted in extensive damage. No injuries occurred. Hannibal was dismantled and trucked to Croydon to be rebuilt.<ref name=Times100831>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Accident To Air Liner. Damaged in Forced Landing |date=10 August 1931  |page=p10  |issue=45897 |column=G}}</ref>
*9 November 1935: [[Short Kent]] G-ABFB ''Sylvanus'' caught fire and burned out during refueling in Brindisi Harbor; the refueling crew were able to jump clear of the burning aircraft and survived.{{#tag:ref|One source states the aircraft caught fire before takeoff with 12 killed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-short-s17-kent-brindisi-12-killed|title=Crash of a Short S.17 Kent in Brindisi: 12 killed|website=Bureau of Aircraft Accidents|access-date=24 September 2019}}</ref>|group="nb"}}
*29 September 1936: [[Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta]] G-ABTK burned out in a hangar fire at Delhi, India.
*31 May 1937: [[Handley Page H.P.42|Handley Page H.P.45]] (former H.P.42) G-AAXE ''Hengist'' was destroyed in a hangar fire at [[Karachi]], India.<ref name=HP42>Stroud, Aug 1985, pp.433–437</ref>
*3 December 1938: [[de Havilland Express]] G-ADCN burned out at Bangkok.
*12 March 1939: [[Short S.23 Empire]] Flying Boat Mk 1 ''G-ADUY'', damaged beyond repair at Tandjong, [[Batavia, Dutch East Indies|Batavia]], [[Netherlands East Indies]]. Struck a submerged object while taxiing after alighting. Aircraft beached but damaged beyond repair by immersion and mishandling during salvage. Aircraft dismantled and shipped to [[England]] but not returned to service.<ref>{{citation|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19390312-1|title = ASN Aircraft accident Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I G-ADUY Tandjong, Batavia, Java (Netherlands East Indies)}}</ref>
*7 November 1939: [[Handley Page H.P.42]] G-AXXD ''Horatius'' was written off following a forced landing at a golf course at Tiverton, Devon.
*19 March 1940: [[Handley Page H.P.42|Handley Page H.P.45]] G-AAXC ''Heracles'' and H.P.42 G-AAUD ''Hanno'' were written off after being blown over in a windstorm while parked at Whitchurch Airport.